(こつざい)

こつざい
noun
aggregate (construction material)
technicalbuilding
1. aggregate (construction material)
Sand, gravel, or crushed stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete or mortar. It forms the bulk and structural body of the hardened material.
コンクリート骨材(こつざい)()ぜる
To mix aggregate into the concrete.
Sand and gravel are used as aggregate.
High-quality aggregate increases the strength of concrete.

The sand, gravel, or crushed stone that is bound together by cement paste to form concrete or mortar. Classified by particle size into coarse and fine types.

Common collocations

  • 粗骨材(そこつざい): coarse aggregate (gravel, crushed stone)
  • 細骨材(さいこつざい): fine aggregate (sand)

Similar words

  • 砂利(じゃり): gravel — a common coarse aggregate, but the raw material, not the technical role
  • セメント: cement — the binder that holds the aggregate together